Religion – Rice University News & Mediahttp://news.rice.edu
Rice University News & MediaTue, 18 Dec 2018 20:07:49 +0000en-UShourly1http://news-network.rice.edu/?v=4.8.8History of largest conservative synagogue in US now housed at Ricehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/11/30/history-of-largest-conservative-synagogue-in-us-now-housed-at-rice/
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:03:13 +0000https://news.rice.edu/?p=117617Houston Jewish History Archive is now the custodian of ‘one of the most important collections in the history of American Judaism.’

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/11/181116_-THanksgiving_fitlow_110-z4palt.jpgA sermon titled "The Synagogue in Wartime" is among the items in the Congregation Beth Yeshurun collection. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)Rice students reimagine the black futurehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/11/30/rice-students-reimagine-the-black-future/
Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:27:57 +0000https://news.rice.edu/?p=117613A spoken word performance by Jones College freshman Drew Carter opened the evening’s program at the Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 29, the final...

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/11/blmclass-281svyp.jpgDrew CarterYo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble in residence at Ricehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/10/09/yo-yo-mas-silkroad-ensemble-in-residence-at-rice/
Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:12:56 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=116068Musicians from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble joined cultural leaders at the Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 26 for a special event highlighting the unifying power of culture and the arts in a complex and often fragmented world.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/10/DSF3369-24yhnv7.jpgFollowing a performance by Silkroad musicians, a panel moderated by Alison Weaver, the Suzanne Deal Booth Executive Director at the Moody Center for the Arts, discussed the importance of culture in diplomatic discourse. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)Astros hero’s bat donated to Houston Jewish History Archive at Ricehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/06/21/astros-heros-bat-donated-to-houston-jewish-history-archive-at-rice/
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:18:55 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=112790Bregman used the bat during the Astros’ 2018 home opener against the Baltimore Orioles April 2.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/06/bregmanbatsmall-2amxgqh.jpgBregman batNew awards honor faculty excellencehttp://news.rice.edu/2018/04/23/new-awards-honor-faculty-excellence/
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:25:21 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=110561This year, five new awards have been established to honor outstanding members of the faculty.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/04/Nielson-b-21a3eaq.jpgNielsonRice houses one-of-a-kind Houston Jewish History Archive in Fondren Libraryhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/01/30/rice-launches-one-of-a-kind-houston-jewish-history-archive-in-fondren-library/
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:33:59 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=107481When it officially launches July 1, the HJHA -- which aims to collect historical records pertaining to local Jewish history and preserve them for future generations -- will be the only archive of its kind in the city.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/01/180124_-Jewishstudies_fitlow_045-xfkc76.jpgBeth Jacob service flagPinn and CERCL Writing Collective collaborate on new bookhttp://news.rice.edu/2018/01/12/pinn-and-cercl-writing-collective-collaborate-on-new-book-embodiment-and-black-religion/
Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:09:25 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=107116By their very nature, academics want to stake out their own territory, to both conceive of and claim some radical new idea. But for the...

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2018/01/AnthonyPinnThumbnail-1vc4o3f.jpgAnthony PinnRice’s Furman and Kean team up to help save Jewish historical records damaged during Harveyhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/09/08/rices-furman-and-kean-team-up-to-help-save-jewish-historical-records-damaged-during-harvey/
Fri, 08 Sep 2017 18:11:22 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=103562Shortly after Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey dropped more than 50 inches of rain on large areas of Houston and southeast Texas, Rice’s Joshua Furman and Melissa Kean sprang into action to lead an effort to save flood-damaged historical documents and records at two of the city’s most prominent Jewish synagogues.

]]>New book by Rice’s Henze broadens understanding of early Judaism and early Christianityhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/08/14/new-book-by-rices-henze-broadens-understanding-of-early-judaism-and-early-christianity/
Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:16:21 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=102886Reading the Old and the New Testament is not enough to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles and the rise of early Christianity, according to a new book by Rice religion scholar Matthias Henze. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it’s essential to read what they wrote -- and what Jesus and his followers might have read -- beyond the Hebrew Scriptures, Henze said.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2017/08/0814_HENZE-b-2ao71u4.jpgMatthias HenzeA ‘roast and toast’ for Dean of Humanities Nicolas Shumwayhttp://news.rice.edu/2017/04/25/a-roast-and-toast-for-dean-of-humanities-nicolas-shumway/
Wed, 26 Apr 2017 01:49:52 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=99867In celebration of Nicolas Shumway’s seven years as dean of humanities, members of the Rice community gathered in the Moody Center for the Arts’ Central Gallery April 20 for a “roast and toast” that ranged in tone from hilarious and irreverent to thoughtful and bittersweet. Shumway will officially step down as dean at the end of June and return to the faculty, where he will fully engage in scholarship and teaching.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/10/Vote-b-art-2es9e7m.jpgvoteNew book by Rice’s DeConick explores the emergence and revolutionizing role of gnosticismhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/08/28/new-book-by-rices-deconick-explores-the-emergence-and-revolutionizing-role-of-gnosticism/
Sun, 28 Aug 2016 23:07:47 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=92273Gnosticism is a countercultural spirituality that forever changed the practice of Christianity. This is the premise of a new book by April DeConick, the Isla Carroll and Percy E. Turner Professor of Biblical Studies at Rice and chair of the Department of Religion.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/08/0829_DECONICK-b-2cj3rti.jpgApril DeConickRice’s Program in Jewish Studies, Shepherd School receive $4.1 million estate gifthttp://news.rice.edu/2016/08/01/rices-program-in-jewish-studies-shepherd-school-receive-4-1-million-estate-gift/
Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:56:15 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=91529Rice has received a gift of more than $4.1 million from the estate of the late Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain to the university’s Program in Jewish Studies and the Shepherd School of Music.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/07/0801_GIFT-b-1ll9hob.jpgLovett HallFilm about Program in Jewish Studies wins awardhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/05/16/film-about-program-in-jewish-studies-wins-award/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/05/16/film-about-program-in-jewish-studies-wins-award/#respondMon, 16 May 2016 15:25:59 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=89752A film about the School of Humanities’ Program in Jewish Studies won a Silver Telly Award for Limelight Films, the company that produced the film for the program's website.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/05/16/film-about-program-in-jewish-studies-wins-award/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/05/0516_JEWISH-b-100mvid.jpgBook co-authored by Rice’s Kripal reconsiders the supernatural as the super naturalhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/02/05/new-book-co-authored-by-rices-kripal-reconsiders-the-supernatural-as-the-super-natural/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/05/new-book-co-authored-by-rices-kripal-reconsiders-the-supernatural-as-the-super-natural/#respondFri, 05 Feb 2016 21:23:03 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=86232The extraordinary exists if we know where to look for it and how to think about it. That is the premise of a new book co-authored by Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion, and Whitley Strieber, one of the country’s most influential and bestselling authors of both science fiction and extraordinary fact.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/05/new-book-co-authored-by-rices-kripal-reconsiders-the-supernatural-as-the-super-natural/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0208_KRIPAL-b-18s74sw.jpgRice, Jain community join forces to further global understanding of ancient Indian religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/
http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/#respondTue, 02 Feb 2016 21:47:44 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=86236A new fellowship in Rice’s School of Humanities will help deepen the global understanding of Jainism, one of the oldest religious traditions of India. The Bhagwaan Mahavir/Chao Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jain Studies was made possible through a gift from leaders both in the local Jain community and from across the U.S.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2016/02/02/rice-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/02/0208_JAIN-b-1i8liqt.jpgRice, local Jain community join forces to further global understanding of ancient Indian religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2016/01/15/rice-local-jain-community-join-forces-to-further-global-understanding-of-ancient-indian-religion/
Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:39:42 +0000http://news.rice.edu/?p=85562HOUSTON – (Jan. 15, 2016) – Rice University representatives and leaders of the local Jain community will sign a memorandum of understanding Jan. 17 to mark the community’s gift of $80,000 to support a new postdoctoral fellowship at Rice. The fellowship will help deepen the global understanding of Jainism as religion and culture and will contribute to the Transnational Asia Research Initiative at Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/files/2016/01/0115_JAIN-b-1b8glbw.jpgConnecting the humanities, medicine and STEMhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/12/14/connecting-the-humanities-medicine-and-stem/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/12/14/connecting-the-humanities-medicine-and-stem/#commentsMon, 14 Dec 2015 13:41:53 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=84643At a time when the number of humanities majors nationwide is declining, a Dec. 8 panel at Rice highlighted the growing opportunities for critical engagement among the humanities, medicine and the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The panel featured the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William Adams.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/23/toleration-and-democracy-topic-of-nov-5-lecture-hosted-by-rices-boniuk-institute/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/10/1023_FORST-b.jpgPinn elected to American Theological Societyhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/05/01/pinn-elected-to-american-theological-society/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/05/01/pinn-elected-to-american-theological-society/#respondFri, 01 May 2015 13:44:03 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=75514Rice University's Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion, has been elected to the American Theological Society, the oldest professional theological society in North America.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/05/01/pinn-elected-to-american-theological-society/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/04/0504_PINN-b.jpgLeebron, Sager discuss the Supreme Court and religionhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/04/06/leebron-sager-discuss-the-supreme-court-and-religion/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/04/06/leebron-sager-discuss-the-supreme-court-and-religion/#respondMon, 06 Apr 2015 16:28:58 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=73760A little over 30 years ago, Lawrence Sager, then a professor at New York University's School of Law, recruited a young legal scholar named David Leebron to become a faculty member at the school. Now president of Rice University, Leebron teamed up with his former mentor and colleague to discuss the legal underpinnings of timely questions of religious freedom and equality in the United States during a March 31 forum hosted by Rice's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

]]>Media Advisory: Boko Haram and the Nigerian elections topic at Rice’s Baker Institute March 25http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/20/media-advisory-boko-haram-and-the-nigerian-elections-topic-at-rices-baker-institute-march-25/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/20/media-advisory-boko-haram-and-the-nigerian-elections-topic-at-rices-baker-institute-march-25/#respondFri, 20 Mar 2015 18:55:02 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=72936HOUSTON – (March 19, 2015) – The Muslim militant group Boko Haram and its role in the 2015 Nigerian elections (slated for March 28) will be the topic of a presentation at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy March 25. Co-hosted by Rice's Department of Religion and the U.S. Bilateral African Chamber of Commerce, the event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/20/media-advisory-boko-haram-and-the-nigerian-elections-topic-at-rices-baker-institute-march-25/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/03/0319_NIGERIA-b.jpgmapThe Supreme Court and religion in focus at Rice’s Boniuk Institute March 31http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/#respondTue, 17 Mar 2015 20:34:47 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=72826HOUSTON – (March 17, 2015) – Rice University President David Leebron and Lawrence Sager, one of the nation's leading constitutional theorists and scholars, will discuss the U.S. Supreme Court and religion at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance March 31. The event is free and open to the public.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/17/the-supreme-court-and-religion-in-focus-at-rices-boniuk-institute-march-31/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/03/0317_BONIUK-b.jpgRice students explore Jerusalem up closehttp://news.rice.edu/2015/03/13/rice-students-explore-jerusalem-up-close/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/13/rice-students-explore-jerusalem-up-close/#respondFri, 13 Mar 2015 15:32:44 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=72633Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead seas, Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world and considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Over spring break, 15 Rice students were able to experience the city and its people in person as part of a first-of-its-kind course offered this semester by the School of Humanities' Program in Jewish Studies.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/03/13/rice-students-explore-jerusalem-up-close/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/03/0316_JERUSALEM-b.jpgNew book and online class launch celebration Feb. 19 at Alley Kathttp://news.rice.edu/2015/02/16/new-book-and-online-class-launch-celebration-feb-19-at-alley-kat/
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:58:50 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=71560Houston's hip-hop community will host the launch of a new book from Rice University's Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning,

]]>Theologian Richard Mouw to speak on interfaith dialogue, religious civility Feb. 24-25http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/#respondWed, 11 Feb 2015 15:35:13 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=71428HOUSTON – (Feb. 11, 2015) – Richard Mouw, a leading American theologian and philosopher, will discuss interfaith dialogue and religious civility at three events presented by Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance Feb. 24-25. The events are free and open to the public.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/11/theologian-richard-mouw-to-speak-on-interfaith-dialogue-religious-civility-feb-24-25/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2015/02/0211_BONIUK-b.jpgRemembering a beloved alumhttp://news.rice.edu/2015/02/06/remembering-a-beloved-alum/
http://news.rice.edu/2015/02/06/remembering-a-beloved-alum/#respondFri, 06 Feb 2015 16:39:25 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=71261If the memory of a good person is a blessing, those who attended a memorial service for beloved alumnus Israel Ahimbisibwe in the Rice Chapel Feb. 5 were certainly blessed.

]]>Baker Institute paper: No need yet for US to engage in Nigerian civil warhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/12/15/baker-institute-paper-no-need-yet-for-us-to-engage-in-nigerian-civil-war-2/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/12/15/baker-institute-paper-no-need-yet-for-us-to-engage-in-nigerian-civil-war-2/#respondMon, 15 Dec 2014 21:29:03 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=69697The United States should not engage in the Nigerian civil war, according to a new policy paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The paper examines the implications of the civil war currently underway in Nigeria between the Salafi-jihadi group popularly called Boko Haram and the country's military.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/12/15/baker-institute-paper-no-need-yet-for-us-to-engage-in-nigerian-civil-war-2/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/12/1215_COOK-b1.jpgmapRice MOOC to be featured on CNNhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/11/17/rice-mooc-to-be-featured-on-cnn/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/11/17/rice-mooc-to-be-featured-on-cnn/#respondMon, 17 Nov 2014 20:51:13 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=68741The Religion and Hip Hop Culture MOOC that Rice will be offering next March through edX is scheduled to be featured on “Anderson Cooper 360˚” on CNN this Thursday during the 7 p.m. hour.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/11/17/rice-mooc-to-be-featured-on-cnn/feed/0http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/11/1117_COOPER-b.jpgHonoring a trailblazerhttp://news.rice.edu/2014/05/12/honoring-a-trailblazer/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/05/12/honoring-a-trailblazer/#commentsMon, 12 May 2014 15:40:25 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=60963When Leonora Montgomery earned her doctorate in religious studies from Rice University in 1984, the one thing that may have seemed unusual was her age, 62. Little did she know at the time that she was a trailblazer in her own right. The Indiana-born mother of four had become the first woman to graduate from the Religious Studies Department's Ph.D. program.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/05/12/honoring-a-trailblazer/feed/1http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/05/0512_PHD-b.jpgFrozen tundra of Antarctica no match for Rice marathonershttp://news.rice.edu/2014/04/03/frozen-tundra-of-antarctica-no-match-for-rice-marathoners/
http://news.rice.edu/2014/04/03/frozen-tundra-of-antarctica-no-match-for-rice-marathoners/#respondThu, 03 Apr 2014 17:46:45 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=58314The icy tundra of Antarctica conjures many images: penguins, snow, winter storms and bulky snowsuits. With its cold, dry and windy weather and high elevation, it is not a place that most people would picture as an ideal destination for running, particularly long-distance running.

]]>http://news.rice.edu/2014/03/14/rice-grad-student-deciphers-1800-year-old-letter-from-egyptian-soldier/feed/1http://news.rice.edu/files/2014/03/0317_ADAMSON-b.jpgExpert: Women’s role in Easter storyhttp://news.rice.edu/2013/03/05/expert-womens-role-in-easter-story/
Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:21:44 +0000http://news-network.rice.edu/news/?p=41358Rice University religious historian April DeConick is available to discuss the role women played in the Easter story.